Press Releases

Jul 21, 2016

Larsen: Questioning U.S.’ Commitment to NATO is ‘reckless, dangerous, and weakens our role in the world’

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement after Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump questioned the United States’ existing agreements with and commitment to defending its NATO allies:

Jul 14, 2016

Proposed Oil Spill Response Rules are Part of an ‘All-of-the-Above Strategy’ for Community Safety – Larsen

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) proposed new rules to improve oil spill response and mitigate impacts of derailments of crude oil traveling by rail.

Jul 12, 2016

Larsen: South China Sea Decision ‘Should Be Respected’

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today released the following statement after an international tribunal’s landmark decision which concluded that China’s claim over waters in the South China Sea has no legal basis.

Jul 12, 2016

Larsen Statement on Federal Aviation Administration Extension

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), the Ranking Member on the House Subcommittee on Aviation, today voted in favor of a bipartisan agreement to extend the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through September 30, 2017.

Jul 8, 2016

Bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Earns Larsen’s Support

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today voted in support of the bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, legislation that makes critical reforms to address the nation’s opioid epidemic.

Jun 30, 2016

Larsen Tours Newly Opened WorkSource Lynnwood

LYNNWOOD, WA—Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today toured WorkSource Lynnwood – a newly opened one-stop-shop for job seekers.

Jun 29, 2016

At Glasair Aviation, Larsen Meets Student Winners of General Aviation Manufacturers Association’s ‘Build a Plane’ Challenge

ARLINGTON, WA—Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today met the winning team of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association’s “Build a Plane Challenge” and toured the Glasair Aviation facility.

Jun 27, 2016

Larsen: Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt Decision is A ‘Bright Spot in an Era Where Women’s Reproductive Rights Have Increasingly Fallen Under Attack’

Issues: Health Care, Women's Issues

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today released the following statement after the Supreme Court’s 5-3 decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, which struck down a Texas state law which has forced more than half of the state’s women’s health providers to close:

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